Research Article
Adiposity and Health Status among Adult Male Mundas and Oraons of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Table 3
Prevalence of health and nutritional status based on PBF (%) [
11] and BMI (kg/m
2) [
12] among the subjects.
| Variable | Cut of point | Classification | Munda | Oraon |
| BMI (kg/m2)* | <18.5 | Undernutrition | 50.0 | 46.2 | 18.5–24.9 | Normal | 48.1 | 51.0 | ≥25.0 | Overweight | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| PBF (%)# | 5% | Unhealthy (too low) | 29.3 | 35.4 | 6–15% | Acceptable (lower end) | 68.5 | 61.0 | 16–24% | Acceptable (upper end) | 2.2 | 3.7 | ≥25% | Unhealthy (too high) | — | — |
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Chi-square = 0.467, df = 2, and sig = 0.792.
#Chi-square = 1.196, df = 2, and sig = 0.550.
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